Title: Learners' Experiences of Immersion Education
Subtitle: Case studies of French & Chinese
Series Title: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
Publication Year: 2002
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
Author: Michele de Courcy
Hardback: ISBN: 1853595616, Pages: 162, Price: US$74.95
Paperback: ISBN: 1853595608, Pages: 162, Price: US$29.95
Abstract:
This book has much to excite the SLA researcher and the second
language teacher.�The interlingual comparison makes the study of
second language reading and writing acquisition especially
meaningful. The students themselves take on a central role as
individuals rather than just as statistics or categories.
Professor Michael Clyne, University of Melbourne, Australia.
This book has the merit of redressing the balance of quantitative
research carried out on immersion programmes in favour of a definitely
qualitative approach. It is revealing of such classroom practices as
codeswitching and translation, which have been frowned upon, in
official pronouncements on language use in these types of
programmes. The author has made use of a wide range of data sources
which she has combined well to provide convincing evidence for the
classroom phenomena under study.
Dr. Anne-Marie de Mejía, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
DESCRIPTION
This book, which follows the progress of two groups of learners in
late immersion programs aims to add to the literature on immersion
programs by its emphasis on the processes of learning in such
programs. Another aim of the book is to extend our knowledge of
learning processes in character-based languages.
CONTENTS
1. Language Learning in Immersion Programs; 2. How and where the
research was done; 3. Learners' Responses to the Learning
Context; 4. Language Learning Experiences; 5. Reading and Writing;
6. Language Learning Process and Strategies; 7. Discussion and
Conclusion
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Michèle de Courcy is a senior lecturer in language education at La
Trobe University, in Australia. Her research, teaching and
publications centre on bilingualism with an emphasis on second
language acquisition processes and content-based language instruction.
Recent research projects have involved evaluations of French and
Indonesian early immersion programs in Victoria.
Lingfield(s): Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (Language code: CHN),
French (Language code: FRN)
Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)

Title: An Introductory Reader to the Writings of Jim Cummins
Series Title: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
Publication Year: 2001
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
Editor: Colin Baker
Editor: Nancy H. Hornberger
Hardback: ISBN: 1853594768, Pages: 350, Price: £49.95/US$74.95/CAN$99.95
Paperback: ISBN: 185359475X, Pages: 350, Price: £19.95/US$29.95/CAN$39.95
Abstract:
DESCRIPTION
The contribution of Jim Cummins to Bilingualism and Bilingual
Education has been substantial and profound. The Reader provides a
comprehensive compilation of his most important and influential texts.
The book also provides a detailed biographical introduction and a
commentary on the growth of ideas over three decades.
CONTENTS
Introductory Chapter
SECTION I: The 1970s
1. (1973) A Theoretical Perspective on the Relationship between Bilingualism
and Thought
2. (1976) The Influence of Bilingualism on Cognitive Growth
3. (1978) Immersion Programmes: The Irish Experience
4. (1979) Linguistic Interdependence and the Educational Development of
Bilingual Children
5. (1979, 1983) Research Findings from French Immersion Programs across Canada
SECTION II: The 1980s
6. (1980) The Entry and Exit Fallacy in Bilingual Education
7. (1982) Tests, Achievement, and Bilingual Students
8. (1984) Learning Difficulties in �EurooeImmersion�Euro Programmes
9. (1986) Empowering Minority Students: A Framework for Intervention
10. (1986) Psychological Assessment of Minority Students
11. (1988) From the Inner City to the Global Village: The Microcomputer as a
Catalyst for Collaborative Learning and Cultural Interchange
12. (1988) From Multicultural to Anti-racist Education
13. (1988) The Role and Use of Educational Theory in Formulating Language
Policy
SECTION III: The 1990s
14. (1992) Heritage Language Teaching in Canadian Schools
15. (1992) Empowerment through Biliteracy
16. (1996) Multicultural Education and Technology: Promise and Pitfalls
17. (1996) Babel Babble: Refraiming the Discourse of Diversity
18. (1997) Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Education: A Mainstream Issue?
19. (1999) Alternative Paradigms in Bilingual Education Research
EDITOR INFORMATION
Colin BAKER is a Professor of Education in the School of Education at
the University of Wales at Bangor and Nancy H. HORNBERGER is Professor
of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Both have researched
and published widely in the area of bilingualism, sociolinguistics and
education. They are the editors of this Series.
Lingfield(s): Sociolinguistics
Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)